Railroad Bridges in , Illinois

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Random Bridges

CTA Red Line - Ainslie Street Bridge
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CTA Red Line - Ainslie Street Bridge

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Bridge #J-64)

This concrete slab bridge once carried the CTA Red and Purple Lines over Ainslie Street

Uptown, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Chicago Transit Authority

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1922

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway and Northwestern Elevated Railroad

Design:
2-25' and 2-10' concrete slabs

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Ainslie Street

Significance:

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BNSF River Street Bridge (Aurora)
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BNSF River Street Bridge (Aurora)

(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #38.48)

This concrete deck girder bridge carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over River Street in Aurora

Aurora, Kane County, Illinois

Owner: BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1921

by

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad

Design:
2-36' concrete deck girder and 2-13' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete deck girder bridge over River Street

Significance:

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MILW Culvert #E-133
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MILW Culvert #E-133

(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Culvert #E-133)

This small stone arch culvert crosses Brown Creek and is one of several small culverts which carried the original Racine and Mississippi Rail Road near Dakota

Dakota, Stephenson County, Illinois

Owner: Private Owner

Status: Abandoned

Built 1959

by

Unknown

for

Racine and Mississippi Rail Road

Design:
10'x9' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over Brown Creek

Significance:

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UP Pleasant Hill Road Bridge
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UP Pleasant Hill Road Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #673)

This steel stringer bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway over Pleasant Hill Road north of Crystal Lake

Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1996 using a span fabricated 1906

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
29' steel stringer

Description:
Steel stringer bridge over Pleasant Hill Road

Significance:

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Abandoned Dearborn Street Bridge (Grand Boulevard)
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Abandoned Dearborn Street Bridge (Grand Boulevard)

This through plate girder bridge carried the former Chicago Junction Railway over Dearborn Street

Grand Boulevard, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Abandoned

Built 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago Junction Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Dearborn Street

Significance:

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Prairie Trail - La Fox River Drive Bridge
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Prairie Trail - La Fox River Drive Bridge

(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #655 1/2)

This through plate girder bridge once carried the former Chicago & North Western Railway over La Fox River Drive in Algonquin

Algonquin, McHenry County, Illinois

Owner: McHenry County Conservation District

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1929

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
51' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over La Fox River Drive

Significance:

Local

NS Bridge #379.86
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NS Bridge #379.86

(Norfolk & Western Railway Bridge #379.86)

This small stone arch culvert carries the former Lake Erie & Western Railroad over an unnamed creek on the west side of Normal

Normal, McLean County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: In Use

Built c. 1890

by

Unknown

for

Lake Erie & Western Railroad

Design:
6' stone arch culvert

Description:
Stone arch culvert over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local

Genoa Interurban Crossing
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Genoa Interurban Crossing

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W61.7)

This concrete encased beam bridge once carried the Illinois Central Railroad over the Woodstock & Sycamore Traction Company

Genoa, DeKalb County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1910

by

Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
20' concrete encased beam

Description:
Concrete encased beam bridge over sidewalk (former Woodstock & Sycamore Traction Company)

Significance:

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Abandoned Salt Creek Bridge (Farmer City)
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Abandoned Salt Creek Bridge (Farmer City)

(New York Central Railroad Bridge #317)

This abandoned through plate girder bridge carries the former Peoria & Eastern Railway over Salt Creek on the east side of Farmer City

Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois

Owner: Norfolk Southern Railway

Status: Abandoned

Built c. 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Peoria & Eastern Railway

Design:
3-50' through plate girders

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Salt Creek

Significance:

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CN Bridge #180.0
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CN Bridge #180.0

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W-180.0)

This concrete arch bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over an unnamed creek along US Route 20 in East Dubuque

East Dubuque, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway/BNSF Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1902

by

Gilbert H. Scribner of Chicago, Illinois

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
2-12' concrete arch

Description:
Concrete arch bridge over unnamed creek

Significance:

Local